Summer Solstice 6/1/99
Statement Of Intent
We are here tonight to celebrate Summer Solstice, a time
when the God is at his most powerful, and the love that the God and Goddess
share is manifest in everything around us.
Quarter Calls
EAST: Hail
Watchtower of the East, air, new beginnings. Be here now.
SOUTH: Hail
watchtower of the South, summer warmth, fire, growth. Be here now.
WEST: Hail
watchtower of the West, water, refreshing purification. Be here now.
NORTH: Hail
watchtower of the North, Earth, cornerstone of all power. Be here now.
HPS: I
now ask that spirit come and join us.
SPIRIT: I am spirit and I am here to guide you on
your way to greater understanding. I am
a constant in everyone’s life, I neither ebb or gain strength. I am there when you call on me and when you
don't. I know where you are going and
where you need to be. You can always count on me to be there.
HPS: I now ask that Air join us.
AIR: I am air, with my breath I make everything new. I am inspiration and fertility. My time is in the spring. My time has passed but is yet to come again.
HPS: I
now ask that Fire join us.
FIRE: I am fire I bring the light of knowledge
and the warmth of friendship. Along with the God I am at my strongest at this
time of year. Everything grows and starts to ripen with my warmth. My time is now, it is a time of plenty.
HPS: I
now ask that Water join us.
WATER: I am water, allow me to cover you and be
refreshed. Like my still ponds I can make you calm. My time is in the fall. My
time is coming.
HPS: I now ask that Earth join us.
EARTH: I am Earth, I am the foundation and I provide comfort to all that is physical. My time is in the winter. My time has passed but is yet to come again.
Casting the Circle
HPS: I create this circle of protection where knowledge
flows freely, and time doesn't exist. We are now between the worlds. So mote it
be
HP: Goddess I call you to our ritual tonight
to share in the joy and love of the people here. To help us except the knowledge
that we are to be given here tonight. So mote it be.
HPS: God consort to the Goddess, I call you
to join us in our ritual. To share in the joy and love of the people here and to
protect us from any malefic outside forces. So mote it be.
HPS: We are here tonight to celebrate Summer Solstice.
This is the time when our God is at his most powerful. Feel the loving warmth
that the God shines upon us.
HP: It is a time when the Goddess is well
into her pregnancy. Like the unborn child within the Goddess the plants in the
fields are nurturing there developing offspring. It is a time of growth and
learning. It is a time of plenty.
Spiral Dance
HP: At this time to raise energy we will do
the Spiral Dance. Those who need to go slower please get as close to our High Priestess
and those that can go fast please get close to me.
HPS: Tonight to honor our God we will make
Gods eyes. Gods Eyes that are made at Summer Solstice can be used for
protection.
Workings
(Explain and help make Gods eyes)
HP: Repeat after me. "I empower this
Gods eye to protect me and my household. So mote it be.
HPS: Because we need balance in all things tonight we will do something different to honor the Goddess.
HP: At this time of year Goddess is so
pregnant she has started Lactating, so in the Great Right to honor her instead
of having wine we are going to have milk. For those who are lactose intolerant we
also have juice.
Great Rite
HP: As the chalice is to the female
HPS: The Atheme is to the male
BOTH: And conjoined they are as one.
Announcements
Thanks
HPS: Thank you God for sharing this ritual
with us tonight and the love you have brought into this circle.
HP: Thank you Goddess for sharing this
ritual with us tonight and the nurturing you have given us.
Releasing the Quarters
NORTH: Thank you for being here tonight. Go if
you must, stay if you will. Hail and Farewell. So mote it be.
WEST: Thank you for being here tonight. Go if
you must, stay if you will. Hail and Farewell. So mote it be.
SOUTH: Thank you for being here tonight. Go if
you must, stay if you will. Hail and Farewell. So mote it be.
EAST: Thank you for being here tonight. Go if
you must, stay if you will. Hail and Farewell. So mote it be.
HP: In opening this circle I thank the
elements for protecting us and for all of the knowledge that was gained. The
circle is open but unbroken.
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